Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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MSD Files Welireg-Keytruda Combo in Japan for Adjuvant RCC
MSD said on August 21 that it has filed its hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor Welireg (belzutifan) in Japan in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the adjuvant treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following nephrectomy.The submission is based on results…
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